patchouly vs shrub

patchouly and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patchouly	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of patchouly; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than patchouly:

patchouly: small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of patchouly include bush.

patchouly (noun)	shrub (noun)
a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes